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Bill Stafford
William Charles Stafford

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 193 lb.

Debut August 17, 1960
vs. BOS 6.3 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 19, 1967
Born August 13, 1939 in Catskill, NY
Died September 19, 2001 in Canton Township, MI

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1960 20 NYY AL   3   1  11   8   2   1   0  0   60.0   50   17   15   3   18   36   1   0   246   0   0  2.25  3.56  158 1.133
 1961 21 NYY AL  14   9  36  25   8   3   6  2  195.0  168   65   58  13   59  101   5   1   796   4   0  2.68  3.74  140 1.164
 1962 22 NYY AL  14   9  35  33   7   2   1  0  213.3  188   95   87  23   77  109   4   2   899   6   0  3.67  3.77  103 1.242
 1963 23 NYY AL   4   8  28  14   0   0   7  3   89.7  104   64   60  16   42   52   3   2   413   3   0  6.02  3.52   58 1.628
 1964 24 NYY AL   5   0  31   1   0   0  12  4   60.7   50   19   18   4   22   39   2   1   246   7   0  2.67  3.63  136 1.187
 1965 25 NYY AL   3   8  22  15   1   0   4  0  111.3   93   45   44  16   31   71   2   2   449   4   0  3.56  3.39   95 1.114
 1966 26 KCA AL   0   4   9   8   0   0   0  0   39.7   42   28   22   2   12   31   2   1   174   1   0  4.99  3.40   68 1.361
 1967 27 KCA AL   0   1  14   0   0   0   5  0   16.0   12    4    3   0    9   10   0   0    67   2   0  1.69  3.20  190 1.313
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .518  43  40 186 104  18   6  35  9  785.7  707  337  307  77  270  449  19   9  3290  27   0  3.52  3.62  103 1.244
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10   9  43  24   4   1   8  2  184.0  165   79   71  18   63  105   4   2   771   6   0  3.52  3.62  103 1.244
 Career High     14   9  36  33   8   3  12  4  213.3  188   95   87  23   77  109   5   2   899   7   0  2.25  3.77  158 1.114

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 20 NYY AL  12   22    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   8  .045  .045  .045  -75    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 21 NYY AL  36   67    5   12   2  1   0    3   0  0   4  11  .179  .225  .239   27   16   3   0   0   0   0
 1962 22 NYY AL  35   78    5   17   4  0   0    5   0  1   2  16  .218  .238  .269   38   21   4   0   0   0   1
 1963 23 NYY AL  28   24    2    7   0  1   0    3   0  0   1   7  .292  .346  .375  103    9   2   0   0   1   0
 1964 24 NYY AL  31   13    1    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .077  .077  .154  -38    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 25 NYY AL  22   29    2    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  12  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   4   1   0   0   0
 1966 26 KCA AL   9   11    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   1
 1967 27 KCA AL  14    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      187  245   15   38   7  2   0   14   0  1   7  63  .155  .181  .200    6   49  16   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        212   13   33   6  2   0   12   0  1   6  55  .155  .181  .200    6   42  14   1   0   1   2
 Career High     36   78    5   17   4  1   0    5   0  1   4  16                          21   4   1   0   1   1

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 20 NYY AL   22   21    0   0.0    96| .045  .256| .045  .329| .045  .392| .090  .721| -75  .000  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1961 21 NYY AL   74   58    4   1.8   100| .179  .258| .225  .332| .239  .401| .464  .734|  27  .155  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1962 22 NYY AL   84   67    5   2.0   100| .218  .260| .238  .331| .269  .404| .507  .735|  38  .183  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1963 23 NYY AL   28   19    3   4.3    95| .292  .255| .346  .322| .375  .394| .721  .716| 103  .506  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1964 24 NYY AL   13   12    0   0.0    97| .077  .257| .077  .325| .154  .399| .231  .724| -38  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1965 25 NYY AL   34   34    0   0.0    91| .000  .250| .000  .319| .000  .382| .000  .702|-100  .000  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1966 26 KCA AL   13   14    0   0.0    87| .000  .245| .000  .311| .000  .378| .000  .689|-100  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1967 27 KCA AL    2    2    0   0.0    82| .000  .240| .000  .308| .000  .360| .000  .668|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       270  227   12   1.4    97| .155  .256| .181  .328| .200  .397| .381  .725|   6  .111 -32.1  -3.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1960 20 NYY AL   P   11      7   10    0    2 1.000  .966  1.55  0.78  2.55  1.96    8   60.0
 1961 21 NYY AL   P   36      7   29    1    5  .973  .955  1.00  0.83  1.66  2.05   25  195.0
 1962 22 NYY AL   P   35     12   33    0    1 1.000  .957  1.29  0.79  1.90  2.08   33  213.3
 1963 23 NYY AL   P   28      5   12    0    1 1.000  .955  0.61  0.79  1.71  1.99   14   89.7
 1964 24 NYY AL   P   31      3   10    0    2 1.000  .956  0.42  0.72  1.96  1.90    1   59.7
 1965 25 NYY AL   P   22     10   16    1    2  .963  .952  1.18  0.75  2.10  2.04   15  111.3
 1966 26 KCA AL   P    9      0    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  0.76  0.91  1.99    8   39.7
 1967 27 KCA AL   P   14      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  0.74  2.25  1.97    0   16.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1960 20 NYY AL   P   11      7   10    0    2 1.000  .966  1.55  0.78  2.55  1.96    8   60.0
 1961 21 NYY AL   P   36      7   29    1    5  .973  .955  1.00  0.83  1.66  2.05   25  195.0
 1962 22 NYY AL   P   35     12   33    0    1 1.000  .957  1.29  0.79  1.90  2.08   33  213.3
 1963 23 NYY AL   P   28      5   12    0    1 1.000  .955  0.61  0.79  1.71  1.99   14   89.7
 1964 24 NYY AL   P   31      3   10    0    2 1.000  .956  0.42  0.72  1.96  1.90    1   59.7
 1965 25 NYY AL   P   22     10   16    1    2  .963  .952  1.18  0.75  2.10  2.04   15  111.3
 1966 26 KCA AL   P    9      0    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  0.76  0.91  1.99    8   39.7
 1967 27 KCA AL   P   14      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  0.74  2.25  1.97    0   16.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 186     45  117    2   13  .988  .956  0.87  0.78  1.86  2.03  104  784.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       186     45  117    2   13  .988  .956  0.87  0.78  1.86  2.03  104    785

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    NYY PIT     L   2   0   1.50  0  0  0  0   6     5   1   1   2 
 1961   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   1   2.70  0  0  0  0   6.2   7   2   2   5 
 1962   WS    NYY SFG     W   1   1   2.00  1  0  0  1   9     4   2   2   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   4   2   2.08  1  0  0  1  21.2  16   5   5  12 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    NYY PIT     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1961   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1962   WS    NYY SFG     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   4   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1961 AL-2.68-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1961 AL-1.164-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1961 AL-7.75-10
1962 AL-7.93-7

Games Started
1962 AL-33-10

Shutouts
1961 AL-3-6

Adjusted ERA+
1961 AL-140-2

Youngest Player
1960 AL-20-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 10 (1437) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 12.0 (647) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (955) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1957 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
June 10, 1966: Traded by the New York Yankees with Gil Blanco and Roger Repoz to the Kansas City Athletics for Fred Talbot and Billy Bryan.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Bill Stafford's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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ERA 1961 AL-2.68-2	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1961 AL-1.164-6	Hits Allowed/9IP 1961 AL-7.75-10 1962 AL-7.93-7	Games Started 1962 AL-33-10	Shutouts 1961 AL-3-6	Adjusted ERA+ 1961 AL-140-2
Youngest Player 1960 AL-20-6